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Re: 6 wheel swerves
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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
See the litany of other threads on the issue, but more wheels does not mean more "pushing power."
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This is not always true, especially with small rough-top tread wheels. I believe someone posted Data on the subject that showed a ~20% increase in Pushing Power/Tractive Force/Force of Friction when a 4" wheel was widened from 1" to 2". (For all intents and purposes, the same as adding another 1" wide wheel to the DT.)
This seems to be caused, at least in part, by the way rough-top tread interfaces with carpet.
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Last edited by thefro526 : 07-12-2011 at 10:03.
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